West Lafayette annexation process formally begins

9:23 PM,
May 1, 2013

Dave Sattler/Journal & Courier

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A summerlong series of meetings to inform people about West Lafayette's plans to annex lands west of the city limits officially kicks off today at the city council's precouncil meeting.

"This is the biggest thing that has ever happened to this city," West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis said. "It's historic."

The annexation would double the size of the city, including formally bringing the Purdue University campus into the city limits. But first the annexation ordinance must be approved by the city council, put before a public hearing, and approved a second time by the council. ...